Ille-sur-Têt

Ille-sur-Têt

The town hall in Ille-sur-Têt

Coat of arms
Ille-sur-Têt

Coordinates: 42°40′18″N 2°37′17″E / 42.6717°N 2.6214°E / 42.6717; 2.6214Coordinates: 42°40′18″N 2°37′17″E / 42.6717°N 2.6214°E / 42.6717; 2.6214
Country France
Region Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées
Department Pyrénées-Orientales
Arrondissement Prades
Canton Vinça
Intercommunality Roussillon Conflent
Government
  Mayor (20092014) Willy Burghoffer
Area1 31.67 km2 (12.23 sq mi)
Population (2007)2 5,244
  Density 170/km2 (430/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 66088 / 66130
Elevation 110–446 m (361–1,463 ft)
(avg. 160 m or 520 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Ille-sur-Têt (Catalan: Illa or Illa de Tet) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales département in southern France.

Its inhabitants are called Illois.

Geography

The commune is situated in the Ribéral region along the route nationale 116 and is crossed by the Têt River (in the north), as well as by its tributary, the Boulès (in the south). It is one of the gateways to the Fenouillèdes region (towards Montalba-le-Château or Bélesta).

Ille-sur-Têt is located in the canton of Vinça and in the arrondissement of Prades.

Map of Ille-sur-Têt and its surrounding communes

Population

Population 1962-2008

Sites of interest

Notable people

In fiction

Prosper Mérimée's short story La Vénus d'Ille takes place in Ille-sur-Têt.

See also

References

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